Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-10
NEWS DE THE DAY.

The loss by fires in Baltimore in 1856 was
1901, 4O2 sc.
Paymaster Milton Buckingham Gushing
died at his residence in Dunkirk, n. y, last
week.
Saturday, the anniversary of the battle of
New Orleans, was observed as holiday IN
New Orleans.
Mayor Hewitt, of New York. has been
confined at his home by rheumatism since
his induction into office.
Senator Brown, of Georgia. has returned
to Washington. He says he has no present
intention of resigning
Jack Dempsey, OF New York, says he will
fight John L. Sullivan Ground fight for
s., 900 side or upwards, the winner to take
| the gate receipts.
company has been formed at Memphis,
Tenn, with three million dollars paid IN
capital, to mine extensive manganese beds
| in Missouri and Arkansas.
1t it said that Governor Scales will not
order an election to ill the vacancy in the
Fifth North Carolina district caused by
Congressman Reid's resignation.
kape Elias, who represents the extreme
western district in the North Carolina Leg
slature, is the FIRST Hebrew ever IN that
body. He is lawyer, resident of Macon
county. and an ardent democrat
The New York Times states that Rev. DR..
Edward McGlynu, whose advocacy of the
George movement brought him into conflict
with Archbishop COrrigau, has finally de-
cdeCl not to go Rome aud explain his posi-
ton to the Propaganda.
Yesterday wild cat freight train on the
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Hudson Railroad, parted on a high trestle,
near Kelly's Ststion, n j. Fourteen cars
jumped the track and fell into ravine. A
brakeman was slightly injured.
II is announced that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has purchased 500, COO
worth ofproperty at the foot of West Thirty
seventh street and Thrty-eighth streets,
New York, upon which the company will
construct an extensive freight depot and
yards.
The Duke of Sutherland and party, con.
sisting Of Admiral Sir John McDefald, Mrs.
John Biglow and Mrs Smith, who are on a
cruise on their private yacht in southern
waters, went ashore at Charleston on Sat.
urday, and taking carriages were escorted
around the city.
John Gambea, a cigarmaker, of Ephrata
township, Ia, was one OF party VI eere
naders of a newly married couple on Thurs
day evening The party were treated to
whisky, and Gambea is said to have drank
quart of The liquor. from the effects of which
he died Friday night.
John T. Morris, the reporter in Baltimore,
who refused to sacrifice his honor by betray-
ing newspaper confidence, has been re.
leased on a mandamuS, after seventeen days
Imprisonment. The term of the grand jury,
whose questions he declined to answer, ex-
pired Saturday, and according to former
ruling ne could be no longer held for con-
tempt.
Cardinal Gibbons will attend the consis.
tory of Cardinals that is to be held in Rome
during the month of March. He will leave
Baltimore next month, and during his alb
sence the affairs of the archdiocese will be
managed By Monsignor McColgan, vicar
general Cardinal Tascherau, of Canada,
will also go to Rome, and the two Ameri-
cans will sit in their first consistory, and at
the same time receive from the Pope the red
hat, the final ceremony in the creation of
cardinal The consistory was to have taken
place this month, but was postponed until
March in order that the American Cardinals
might attend.